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About NUI Galway

Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.

Mr Cian Twomey B.COMM., M.ECON

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Biography:

Before joining NUI Galway, Cian worked in the
Department of Economics at University College, Cork and previously in fund
management with Bank of Ireland Asset Management, Dublin.

Cian is currently a lecturer in economics within
the JE Cairnes School of Business & Economics at NUI Galway, where he
delivers a wide range of modules across the discipline of financial economics.
He is actively involved on several academic committees within the School.
Moreover, he is currently Programme Director of the interdisciplinary BSc. in
Financial Mathematics and Economics degree programme. He has also been a regular newspaper contributor to the 'Money Matters' column for the Galway Independent and has made a number of media contributions on various radio and television programmes.

Cian is also the academic liaison for NUI Galway
with the Irish branch of the CFA Institute (the global representative
organisation for investment professionals). Through the SUMMIT FINUAS Network
(managed by Skillsnet), he has also delivered lectures on global financial
markets and fund services. These lectures were aimed at jobseekers seeking an
insight into financial markets and an understanding of the international
financial services sector in Ireland.

Selected Publications:

"The Eurozone: Saved by the Bell?", Journal of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland, Vol 116(1), 2012.

Teaching Interests

Cian has developed and taught courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate
levels across a wide range of topics, including:- Financial Markets
& Institutions- Investments- Derivatives & Risk
Management